Barwell: Government Thinking On Homeownership ‘Completely Dysfunctional’

Former housing minister Gavin Barwell says government thinking on homeownership or housing became “completely dysfunctional”. “I felt that housing policy had got into this weird position where it was a choice between whether you were either pro private housebuilders or you were pro affordable housing,” Barwell said. In an interview with the Institute for Government, Barwell also reiterated his expectation of appearing as a witness at the Grenfell inquiry and concedes to a “collective failure” in Theresa May not visiting the scene on the first day. Read more on 24housing.

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